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On the date
Tuesday, November 11, 1958
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The Headlines
2C BUS FARE RISE IS WON IN JERSEY; Public Service to Lift Basic Rate to 14c and School Rider Charge to 8c 2C BUS FARE RISE IS WON IN JERSEY
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio
#1 at the box office
In Love and War
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821)
- Kurt Vonnegut (1922)
- Paracelsus (1493)
- Daniel Ortega (1945)
- George S. Patton (1885)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Integrated Circuit (Microchip), Stereo Records & Modem.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
24,679 days ago
(67 years, 224 days)